Yeah, sorry about that, Adam, I was just exciting by the idea of a big community project, which I thought the thread was about. It would of course be interesting to see how others work, but I was more interested in doing stuff then watching, and thought that this were the thing, which triggered my reaction.
I think I put myself badly, and I'm sorry. Am I right in thinking you want this to be a public project, where everything is done publicly for the purposes of allowing less experienced artists to learn by observation? If that's the case then I think this is a really nice idea and it's similar to what people are asking for…
Instead of referring to this as a community project perhaps it would have been better to contact the artists you wanted to contribute directly? Or else not named names. I'm sorry if I come off as rude but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth when you first talk about a community project with applications and then turn around…
I'm coming way late to this convo, but I see this as a great opportunity. It may be really difficult to organize and what not but it would be better to get something going than to not at all. I know for my self that I come to polycount for the community, see awesome art, and build my own skills from watching and learning…
I think what people are worried about is not that 'pros' will go clique up and do their own thing, but rather that the newbies won't take as much from the project watching (even if it's documented) from the sidelines. There's a dissonance here between the groups because the old hands know that learning independently is…